Comanche

Cultural and linguistic similarities lead anthropologists to conclude that the Comanche were originally part of the Northern Shoshones. Originally hunters and gatherers, they may have begun as a mountain tribe who roamed the Great Basin region of the western United States. History did not record when and how the Comanche first acquired horses, but sometime during the late 17th century, they became horse masters. From that time on, the horse defined the Comanche way of life. They became a nomadic people, buffalo hunters whose horsemanship was legendary. Horses also made them powerful warriors and astute traders. It wasn't until the ...